County government · Kimball County, NE

Kimball County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kimball County took in $5.4 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes71%State tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)11%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

66%

of Kimball County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes71%

Property tax
66%$3.6 million
Other taxes
4.5%$244 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and estate and gift taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$136 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$616 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$534 thousand
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.6%$303 thousand

State tax money12%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
12%$627 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals6.3%Environment and natural resources3.2%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

47%

of Kimball County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$372 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$280 thousand
  • Government buildings$222 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$653 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$301 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$258 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.3%$320 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$320 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$164 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$33 thousand
Social services
0.6%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kimball County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Kimball County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.